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http://dx.doi.org/10.18325/jkmr.2016.26.4.107

Treatment of Wallenberg's Syndrome Following Selective Nerve Root Block: A Case Report  

Park, Seo-Hyun (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University)
Kwon, Jeong-Gook (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University)
Park, Jae-Won (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University)
Keum, Dong-Ho (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University)
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Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation / v.26, no.4, 2016 , pp. 107-115 More about this Journal
Abstract
The occurrence of brain stem stroke after lumbar selective nerve root block seem to be an uncommon event comparing it to after cervical selective nerve root block. We recently experienced a 60-year-old man who were diagnosed as left lateral medullary infarction (Wallenberg's syndrome) after lumbar selective nerve root block. He was treated by traditional Korean medicine with acupunture, Pulsed electromagetic therapy (PEMT), herb medicine. The range of motion of upper and lower extremity, manual muscle test, Korean version of Berg balance scale (K-BBS) and Korean version of Barthel index (K-MBI) were adopted to measure the resulting recovery after 4 weeks treatment. Traditional Korean medicine was effective for rehabilitation of patient. Further studies are needed to set up and Korean medical protocol for Wallenberg's syndrome.
Keywords
Wallenberg's syndrome; Lumbar selective nerve root block; Acupunture; Pulsed electromagnetic therapy; Sokmeyung-tang;
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